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Gold Star Families Memorial Monument dedicated at Frisco Commons Park
Frisco, TX
The Gold Star Families Memorial Monument dedication ceremony was held on May 13, 2021 at Frisco Commons Park, Frisco, Texas...
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Our helicopters want to visit your post
Mesa, AZ
Heroes All Around Me I’m 71 years old, retired now and living in Mesa, Ariz. I am a member of an..
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MEMORIAL DAY
Charles P. Rowe Post 30 honors the fallen On Memorial Day
, Pomona, CA
Continuing a long-standing tradition, the Charles P. Rowe Post 30 honor guard started the day by conducting a brief ceremony..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Charles S. Harrison Post 35 (Columbus, Ga.) celebrates Mother's Day with a butterfly release
Columbus, GA
On May 8, 2021, Post 35 held its first Butterfly Release. This was a community event that allowed those who..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
My story of turning into a 17-year-old-sailor
I was looking up Kiddie Cruiser and came upon this story in Google Search. My story is I had to hit..
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WWII STORY
Another fading memory
Indio, CA
By Robert Yakas It’s June. For the last 50 years or so June was the month to remember D-Day –..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
He Guards The Unknown Soldier
I wrote this poem in June 2010, after retirement, I was on a civilian assignment in Washington D.C. I..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Til Valhalla
The Young Black Kings, a music group of Marines stationed in Hawaii, made a song called Til Valhalla that is..
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OTHER
American Legion CSM Gary W. Crisp Post 289 charters three Scout troops
Clarksville, TN
Scouting has been around The American Legion since 1919, but in the last few years it has been under attack...
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POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
Veterans museum at Sykes Funeral Home adopted by CSM Gary W. Crisp Post..
Clarksville, TN
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Clarksville's Sykes Funeral Home & Crematory has its own veterans museum. They also have hosted American Legion..
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100 MILES
American Legion 100 Miles for Hope 2021 completion
Hampton, VA
On May 9, William Chan completed the 100 miles in the 2021 American Legion 100 Miles For Hope fundraiser! ..
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OTHER
Clyde Ding Memorial Golf Classic rolls out Commander’s Challenge Cup
The Colony, TX
Holley-Riddle Post 21 of The Colony, Texas, held its annual fundraiser golf tournament on April 15 at The Tribute Golf..
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BUDDY CHECKS
Operation Battle Buddy: Taking care of our own
Hoover, AL
By Patricia A. Douglas, Post 911 public affairs coordinator With the COVID-19 virus breakout of 2020 and subsequent quarantine, many veterans..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
John Udart medals
John J. Udart was a man of the greatest generation. He enlisted in the United States Army February 10,..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Stoughton Area Veterans Memorial Park
Stoughton, WI
It was an idea talked about over the years, but it was finally time to do something. The Stoughton Veterans..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Shangri-La Raiders
Inspired by the true story of Colonel Jimmy Doolittle’s raid on Japan in 1942, The Shangri-La Raiders is the next..
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HONOR GUARD
Memorial Day parade
Dallas, PA
Daddow-Isaacs Dallas American Legion Post 672 will hold a Memorial Day parade at the local Dallas High School football stadium...
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Honored with a salute
Johnson City, TN
Gratitude One fat tear seeped from the corner of his eye and quickly moistened the deep crevasses around it. It..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Hot, Hot, HOT
Lackland AFB in August 1963 was a bit hot, around 100 degrees in the morning as we lined up for..
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100 MILES
100 Miles
Richardson, TX
With this year's challenge, I'm hoping to reach 300 miles and so far I've bicycled 75 miles. I also ride..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Getting it done
Cranford, NJ
When the coronavirus forced the cancellation of the Atlantic City Regional Stand Down, the Department of New Jersey Employment, Homeless..
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100 MILES
Not too late to start! ☀️
San Diego, CA
Not too late to start! A brisk first walk with family on a sunny day made for a great..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG
American Legion Post 178 presents colors At Texas Motor Speedway INDYCAR race
Frisco, TX
The American Legion Post 178 color guard presented the nation’s colors on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the GENSEYS 300..
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100 MILES
My 300-mile challenge
Cambridge, MA
From New Year’s Day through May 4, 2021, I have walked 300 miles. My new year’s resolution for 2021 was..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Papa-Coadjutor of Rome visits North Dakota Veterans Memorial
Grand Forks, ND
The new military memorial park in Grand Forks, N.D., was recently visited by His Holiness and Eminence Papa Rutherford I,..
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100 MILES
Doing the journey
Somerset , PA
After registration on the Emblem site, today I rode my motorcycle for nearly three hours to achieve 91 miles. I..
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100 MILES
April is over
Buckeye , AZ
172 miles for the month of April. Today was the Luke AFB monthly 5K run, plus 2.80 miles.
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100 MILES
Guess I'll have to keep going
Sneedville, TN
My part of the woods is not just simply walking, it's more like hiking even just to go to the..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG
Flag flies in deep freeze
Granby, CO
I went to visit my girlfriend and her husband in Grand Lake, Colo. We are all three members of American..
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100 MILES
100 Miles For Hope update
Havelock, NC
We have been having dry weather and have been able to get out and walk each day. It has been somewhat..
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